Big Jay McNeely | |
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Birth name | Cecil James McNeely |
Also known as | King of the Honkers |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 29, 1927
Died | September 16, 2018 Moreno Valley, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
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Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Tenor saxophone |
Years active | Late 1940s–2018 |
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Cecil James "Big Jay" McNeely (April 29, 1927 – September 16, 2018)[2][3] was an American R&B saxophonist.